Office Storage Solutions Blog

At Office Storage Solutions (OSS), we appreciate that every office environment is different and that companies and organisations have their own preferred way of doing things. That’s why when we design mobile shelving and mobile storage systems we ‘start from scratch’ each time a new enquiry for a mobile storage solution comes in. It’s the best way. It means that every new mobile storage system design and install is unique. After all, people as individuals are unique and have their own way of working, so shouldn’t their favoured storage design reflect that?

What kind of mobile storage solution would best suit you?
By listening to you and your team (the people who will actually be using the system!), and understanding what’s easiest and best for you, we can gain a clear understanding of your exact storage requirements, before we move on to the design stage.

We find this is an approach that pays dividends, every time. So many other office storage companies design, produce and install mobile storage systems they want their clients to have, rather than creating the exact mobile storage solution their client desires. As a result, the storage ‘solution’ proves to be anything but. After installation, users begin to notice problems with their system, and how they often have to compromise on the way they want to store, file and retrieve documents, boxes, disks and other media.

At OSS, clients having to compromise in some way when using one of our systems at their business premises means we have failed. (And we haven’t failed yet!)

Do you need mobile shelving and/or mobile storage at your current premises? Or maybe a bespoke system to be in keeping with an office suite you are soon relocating to is what you are looking for?

Tell us what you don’t like about your current mobile shelving or mobile storage system, and what design features would make your life at work so much easier (and, in fact, more enjoyable) each time you go to retrieve or return a file, and we’ll put ourselves in your shoes as we set about ‘making your mobile shelving and/or mobile storage solution happen’.

After all, it’s your mobile storage system we’ll be designing and installing, not ours!

Get in touch
To find out more about OSS mobile shelving, mobile storage systems and roller racking systems, simply complete our contact form or pick up the phone and call one of our friendly team today on 020 8371 4200.

We look forward to your enquiry.

Mobile Shelving and Roller Racking from Office Storage Solutions is a smart investment. What’s more, once your mobile shelving system is in place, you can also leave the complete transference of files part to us.

OK. After years of patiently grafting away in your old office, finally the time has come: your company is moving on, into a modern, open-plan office suite elsewhere. You can’t wait. What’s more, you’ve invested in mobile shelving from Office Storage Solutions’ popular mobile shelving and mobile storage systems range; shelving that will make your new working environment look and feel even better, brighter, state-of-the-art…

Is your new system a roller racking mobile storage system? Good choice. At the moment, when it comes to mobile shelving and mobile storage systems, roller racking is definitely all the rage. The fact that roller racking is an ideal solution for businesses and organisations that seek space-saving, cost-effective mobile storage (that really does ensure the best use of valuable floor space in an office or other type of workplace) might have something to do with it.

But wait! Investing in an affordable mobile storage system such as roller racking (or another type of mobile shelving and mobile storage system from Office Storage Solutions - OSS -) is something you’ll never regret, but… “Doesn’t that mean my staff and I will then have to cope with the potentially mammoth (and time-consuming) task of relocating all our files, boxes, disks and other media?”

Not at all. You can relax; our file transfer and filing consultancy service will take care of all of that. No problem.

After we’ve relocated your files and other media for you (taking complete responsibility for packing, transporting and unpacking your files and other items at your new offices); one of our dedicated filing consultants can be there to help sort the lot out, quickly and efficiently.

The OSS filing consultant will be able to advise on aspects such as: alternative ways of filing and classifying documents and media, and the creation of super user-friendly retrieve-and-return and archival storage, etc. so that you and your team can easily find and retrieve items (from a newly installed mobile storage system that’s as great to use as it’s great on the eye!).

To find out more about OSS mobile shelving, mobile storage systems, roller racking systems, (mobile shelving and mobile storage systems servicing and repair), and/or our file transfer service, simply complete our contact form or pick up the phone and call one of our friendly team today on 020 8371 4200.

Following on from the successful installation of the mobile storage system at the new Sony Television facility in Turkmenistan, OSS were again contracted in to design, build, and oversee the installation of an even bigger roller rack storage system at the newly built and very impressive TV tower in Ashgabat.

The mobile storage system, which was built by OSS in the UK before being transported to site for assembly and installation, was specifically designed for the housing of tapes and discs used at the television centre. The system provides for an impressive 7,500 metres of storage space in over 1,100 storage bays, providing the staff with a space-saving yet easily accessible system to manage their media.

The new TV tower under construction in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan,
the mobile storage system was installed on the 3rd floor.
 

The entire project took just 5 weeks to complete, during which time OSS flew engineers to the site to work with local engineers to carry out the successful installation on time and on budget.

For more info on this project see our Case Study - Ashgabat Television Tower Mobile Storage Solution for Tapes & Discs

To find out how OSS can help you from concept, through planning and manufacture, to finished installation, get in touch with us today!

+44 (0)20 8371 4200
 

Mobile Shelving and Roller Racking from Office Storage Solutions

Releasing floor space in your office could facilitate company growth. The extra room could be utilised by installing more desks or workstations, allowing for expansion of your team. This can only result in one thing: increased production (boosted profits!). Mobile shelving and mobile storage systems that are designed, produced and installed by Office Storage Solutions (OSS) every week are allowing companies UK-wide (and overseas) to do just that.

With mobile shelving and mobile storage systems, a working environment can look and feel brighter, more modern, more NOW – the kind of place staff look forward to coming to each day and will enjoy working in (and with mobile shelving from OSS, you can choose from a range of appealing colours). Also:

- Employees can work faster – thanks to quicker access to required items (files, boxes, disks and other media that can all be found and retrieved with ease)

- You can enjoy improved security – all stored items can be 100 per cent protected from both damage and theft

Whatever you wish to store, OSS can design and install the perfect roller racking mobile storage system for your business.

Roller racking is the ideal choice for companies that simply cannot accommodate a standard ‘fixed position’ shelving system. Roller racking is the perfect cost-effective, space saving solution, in fact, to ensure the best use of valuable floor space in an office or other type of workplace.

Our full bespoke roller racking design service includes:
1. Site surveys
2. CAD layouts
3. Detailed floor loading
4. Technical data
And more…

At OSS, we also repair and maintain mobile shelving and mobile storage systems. Maintenance checks and complete repairs are always carried out by experienced engineers. The work is performed quickly, to minimise interruption to normal working practices. And if your current shelving is simply on its last legs, we’ll supply and install a replacement quickly, affordably and without fuss (why not opt for a fantastic bespoke design?!). What’s more, once the job is done, we’ll also provide you with a written report, for your records.

To find out more about OSS mobile shelving, mobile storage systems, roller racking systems, and/or servicing and repair, talk to one of our friendly team today on 020 8371 4200, or simply complete our contact form (and remember: we do nationwide visits, so wherever you’re based, we’ll happily come to you).

We look forward to your enquiry.

P.S. Click here for our Mobile Storage Systems Brochure

Our new lockers catalogue gives you more choice than ever, choose from many different locker types, finishes, and locking mechanisms. The range includes models for sports, office, industry, schools & colleges, hospitals, and gyms.

Download:
Lockers Catalogue 2011 - Full Range & Specs

If you need assistance choosing a suitable model, or with planning your layout and installation then we’re here to assist you, just give us a call and we’ll be pleased to help.

Many lockers are modular and offer various locking options including coin return, combination, and padlockable, there’s also keyless models using digital combination keypads.

From elegant wood and perspex finished lockers for an office, to heavy duty galvanised steel models suitable for wet areas, we have the complete answer to your storage requirements and the experience to offer you a cost effective and successful installation.

Our range includes lockers suitable for applications such as:

• Wet changing rooms and gyms
• Sitework and engineering
• Offices and office environment
• Multi-compartment and shelved lockers,
• Mobile lockers, and draw-type lockers
• Secure post box lockers for multi-residence properties
• Clothes and equipment lockers for schools and colleges

Get in touch today:

Tel: +44 (0)20 8371 4200
Fax: +44 (0)20 8371 4300

How Office Storage Solutions can help you to PROTECT YOUR BUSINESS

Investing in a high quality safe from Office Storage Solutions (OSS) might be your smartest business decision this year. Why? Because safes purchased through us can help give you peace of mind when it comes to protecting your business from loss of crucial information and, of course, valuables (in the event of a fire, gas explosion, flood, or some other kind of disaster at your work premises).

OSS are security storage solutions experts; that’s why, unlike so many other storage companies, we can provide you with a wide choice of security safes that are modern, ultra-secure and competitively priced.

In fact, all safes available to buy from us are tested to the most stringent British, European and U.S. standards. So you can be sure that you are investing in the best, from the best: leading providers of safes & data safes for over two decades.

Buying a safe from us will mean you will never have to worry again about:

• The continuation of your business operation (so many businesses and organisations that fail to keep their vital documents in a safe can find the irreversible damage to documentation that water sprinklers cause can prove catastrophic for them)
• Structural damage (leading to a business premises collapse) meaning money and other valuables deposited in units other than strong safes is partially or even completely lost
• Data theft (in the form of hard copy, memory sticks, disks, etc.) being stolen by burglars, untrustworthy employees, or even industrial spies

When it comes to protecting your business and property, making the right decisions isn’t always easy. So why not seek expert guidance first from a top, London-based office storage company with a proven track-record in providing secure storage solutions to businesses and organisations across the UK (and overseas) for over twenty years?

We will help you choose from a selection of safes and data safes, including:

• Goliath Safes
• Saracen & Centurion Safes
• Fire Fighter Safes
• Fire Chief Safes
• Fire Commander Safes
• And other models

We can also offer you a selection of fire-resistant cupboards, fire-proof drawers, lockable key boxes, and cash-deposit boxes.

Simply get in touch with the friendly team at OSS today (on 020 8371 4200) to discuss your office security storage needs, and enjoy receiving advice you can trust from safe & data safe professionals. 

P.S. Go here to peruse our safes and data safes eBrochure

Lockers Your Employees Will LOVE, From Office Storage Solutions

A locker is not “just a locker”. Far from it…

By removing your old, worn lockers from your workplace and replacing them with affordable, modern, and ultra-secure lockers that add to the aesthetic appeal of your surroundings, you can not only improve your working environment, but also improve staff safety (no more briefcases and/or bags kept beside desk chairs where people can trip over them; no more sharp edges on old locker doors and corners for people to cut themselves on; employees’ belongings and valuables no longer being at risk in lockers with faulty locks, bent doors, or loose back panels…).

By investing in brand-new lockers for your locker room, you can brighten the said area up and make it a more secure and cheerful environment for your valued employees, and also convey an even more professional image in your actual office (let’s face it: jackets and coats draped over chairs is never a good look, is it!).

Let OSS Improve Your Working Life
The good news is that getting exactly the lockers you need, quickly, without fuss, and at a really competitive price is easy, thanks to Office Storage Solutions (OSS).

Lockers for Many Applications:

As well as standard office lockers (i.e. for personal effects) and secure postbox lockers for publicly accessed residencies, OSS can offer you:

1. Changing room lockers and gym lockers - for recreational or corporate leisure facilities, also used by public leisure organisations, gymnasiums and swimming pools.

2. Laptop computer lockers with special security features - a perfect fit for educational establishments.

3. Wet area lockers for swimming baths and public shower rooms.

Say Goodbye to the Limitations of Institutional Colour Schemes, At Last

We believe functional office lockers shouldn’t be limited to institutional colour schemes. By turning to OSS for all your locker solutions, you can choose from a range of colours and finishes, and even have your corporate ID (logo, sign, etc.) included in your bespoke locker design, if that’s what you’d prefer.

Red, blue, yellow, green… metallic, gloss, timber… What kind of lockers would best suit your workplace? Tell our locker specialists here at OSS, and we’ll provide you with the lockers you need; something we’ve been doing for businesses and organisations, hospitals, colleges, construction sites/projects, leisure centres and gyms, and other happy clients across the UK for over twenty years.

Call us today on 020 8371 4200, or e-mail us here, to find out more.

Are you looking for the best storage solutions for your business? If you are moving offices, won’t you need a lot more than just a storage service? Do you need advice on making your current storage systems more efficient?
 
Storage solutions companies may be ten-a-penny, but Office Storage Solutions (OSS) strives to stand apart from the herd.

Although we pride ourselves on having more than twenty years’ service in the industry, we have never become stagnant; we have always listened to the concerns, demands and expectations from our customers. As a result, we have successfully evolved into a completely customer-focused business.

How many storage companies can provide the following benefits to their customers?

1. Immediate Solutions to Filing Storage Problems: You will find our filing consultancy service of tremendous help. Our experienced consultants quickly produce alternative methods for file retrieval and archiving. They can also recommend more efficient ways of classifying files, storing data and media. If you need advice on storage unit security or simply auditing your current system, contact us.  

2. Save Staff Downtime and Maximise Your Budget: OSS offers a comprehensive filing transfer service to facilitate our customers. If you are moving offices, your staff won’t have to lift a finger because we will do it all. OSS staff will label, pack, unpack your files and return them to the storage system. You won’t need to pay staff overtime to make up for time lost.

3. If You Can’t Find It, We’ll Make It For You  
We have a first-class team of in-house CAD engineers to bring you a bespoke service. As well as providing blueprints of tailor-made units, they can design filing wallets and pockets to fit your storage system. When OSS can provide you with everything you need for a little extra, why go elsewhere?

These are just a few of the additional benefits we provide to customers. OSS undertakes site visits to measure up and troubleshoot. We also visit to provide workshop training to help staff operate new filing systems. This is another job you won’t have to spend time on. OSS even provides project managers for the task in hand, leaving your staff to get on with their work.

We have our own team of professional installation engineers. With their extensive knowledge of storage systems, they have the ability to quickly disassemble your existing storage units. They will build your new system quickly and efficiently, without interrupting staff workflow. Our engineers work with the minimum of fuss. 

Very few companies offer a truly complete service like Office Storage Solutions. Try us! Call our friendly staff right now on 020 8371 4200.

So you need a filing consultancy service. What can you expect to receive for your money? Do you want a filing consultant who will tell you what you need? Would you, instead, prefer a good listener and problem-solver, capable of spotting and advising of potential problems? If your answer to the latter is ‘yes’, Office Storage Solutions (OSS) can provide all the filing consultancy services you require.

OSS has over twenty years’ experience resolving storage issues for every type of business. We regularly carry out site visits and meet prospective clients. It allows us to use our considerable experience to troubleshoot and anticipate difficulties.

A first-class filing consultancy service like OSS can make a big difference to your business. We strive to save our clients time, money and stress. 

Here are just a few of the benefits of choosing OSS and our dedicated filing consultants:

• Provision of alternative ways of filing and classifying documents and media
• Practical seminars for staff arranged
• System installation provided
• Project management supplied
• Reduction of the current number of files held, by efficient and secure means
• Assessment of existing storage facilities and options given
• Connection of electronic filing systems to (or the replacement of) paper filing systems
• Creation of easy retrieve-and-return and archival storage

OSS specialist teams of professional engineers undertake quick, and fuss-free, installation of filing systems. Our team is so experienced and knowledgeable they can dismantle and re-assemble any system, even those not purchased from OSS.

Our experienced CAD team produces bespoke designs for clients needing certain specifications fulfilled. The team also creates designs for consumables like suspended filing wallets and pockets. (No job is too small for OSS!) 

We always aim to build and maintain excellent working relationships with clients. Why not begin yours right now? Call our friendly, expert filing consultants without further delay on 020 8371 4200 (or contact us online here).

Is your company planning to relocate to new offices? Can your chosen removal firm handle moving filing systems? How many staff can you spare to help relocate the files? What will this downtime cost your business?

Office Storage Solutions (OSS) can meet these challenges on your behalf. Filing systems relocation, if not managed properly, can cost your company a lot of money. Removal companies moving filing systems will do just that – move them – and that is all they will do. What you need is a dedicated specialist in relocating filing systems - OSS! 

For more than twenty years, OSS has taken full responsibility for packing, transporting, unpacking and re-loading filing systems for businesses and organisations across the UK.

There are several benefits to using OSS for relocating filing systems:

1. No Staff Downtime – Because OSS takes on the responsibility of moving filing systems, your staff can perform their usual tasks. You won’t have to take anyone away from their job to re-establish your filing. We ensure that your systems are up and running before you move in – not after.

2. Detailed Pre-Planning – We don’t believe in simply servicing clients over the telephone. OSS undertakes site visits so that we can see for ourselves what needs doing. Potential problems can be discussed face-to-face and ironed out, allowing a smooth transition from start to finish. Highly trained OSS staff colour-code, label and crate your files. There’ll be nothing for your staff to do.

3. Break Down and Rebuild – Experienced OSS engineers have the knowledge and experience to dismantle and re-assemble any pre-installed filing systems in your offices. They are adept at dealing with library shelving and static shelving, rotary storage units, mobile filing systems and vertical filing carousels. Your removal men won’t perform this task. But we will.

4. Comprehensive Solutions – If you need files stored while your new offices become ready, OSS can offer you secure storage facilities. This can be for the short or long-term.

If you need better filing facilities in your new or existing premises, OSS can offer you sensible solutions. We provide a wide variety of filing systems that are space-saving and ergonomically designed; to grow with your business. There are several colours and finishes, and different levels of security available. Our superb team of CAD engineers can even provide bespoke solutions.

Now you know that relocating filing systems doesn’t need to be a pain, call our friendly staff today on 020 8371 4200, or contact us here.